Domestic terrorism: additional actions needed to implement an effective national strategy : report to congressional requesters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Homeland Security--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Department of Justice--Rules and practice.

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--Rules and practice.

National Security Council (U.S.)--Rules and practice--Evaluation.

National Security Council (U.S.).

Domestic terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Domestic terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 78 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Additional actions needed to implement an effective national strategy

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : United States Government Accountability Office, 2025.

Summary:

In June 2021, the White House NSC released a Strategy that aims to provide a framework to address domestic terrorism, which it identified as an urgent priority. The FBI Director testified in December 2023 that domestic terrorism investigations had more than doubled since 2020. This report examines, among other things, (1) steps agencies have taken to implement the Strategy, (2) the extent to which the Strategy includes desirable characteristics for an effective national strategy, and (3) challenges identified by federal and nonfederal partners in implementing the Strategy. GAO recommends that the NSC ensure any domestic terrorism strategy reflects all desirable characteristics and that DHS and DOJ inform nonfederal partners about roles to combat domestic terrorism.

Contents:

Background. Domestic Terrorism Threats in the 2021 Strategy Are Consistent with Recent Threat Assessments.

Agencies Conducted Joint Activities and Identified Lessons Learned with Federal and Nonfederal Partners.

The 2021 Strategy Is Missing Most of the Desirable Characteristics of an Effective National Strategy.

Federal and Nonfederal Partners Identified Challenges Related to Engaging with Federal Agencies on the 2021 Strategy.

Conclusions.

Recommendations.

Agency Comments and Our Evaluation.

Appendices.

Notes:

"April 2025."

"GAO-25-107030."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP); distribution status could not be determined.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (GAO, viewed April 11, 2025).

OCLC:

1514457422